Klobuchar Takes Step to Run for Minnesota Governor After Walz Drops Out

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) took a step toward running for Minnesota governor on Jan. 22 by filing paperwork creating a fundraising committee with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
The filing creates “Minnesotans for Klobuchar” with email addresses linked to MBA Consulting Group, a firm that provides services for political action committees, candidates, and nonprofits, according to its website. She is registered as a potential candidate for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s nomination.
Klobuchar, 65, is in her fourth term as a U.S. senator. She briefly ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 before ending her campaign and backing Joe Biden. She had been rumored as a potential candidate for governor and said earlier this month in a CNN interview that she was “seriously considering” a run after Gov. Tim Walz withdrew his reelection bid…. 

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